Level C You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are… A astronomical B aeronautical C astrological D atmospherical Does that newspaper ………… the government or oppose it? A advantage B assist C encourage D support The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfil its… A promises B vows C aspiration D offers Doctors advise people being deficient…… Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables A in B of C from D for In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s………hand back on A cut B grazed C crushed D severed There were many big trees between me and the river and now they all fell down….into the water A each other B one after another C one another D a lot ……recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines A It is since B when C since it is D In The incidence of anorexia nervosa,…………., is growing in industrially advanced societies A is an eating disorder C an eating disorder which B an eating disorder D for which an eating disorder ………., a brick fell on his head A Turning the corner C Having turned the corner B When he turned the corner D Being turned the corner 10 A main clause is sometimes called a …… clause A principle B principal C principality D principles 11 He’s a …….and so he always votes for the Labour Party A conservative B liberal C socialist D socialism 12 It is impossible for them to enter the country…… A on present B in time C at present D on time 13 I don’t like pop music My sister doesn’t like it…… A neither B either C too D so 14 Police had to break the meeting…… A out B in C off D up 15 Einstein gradually became…….in the discussion A absorb B absorbed C to absorb D absorbing 16 No educational system is perfect Each one has its…… A borders B limitations C frontiers D limits 17 Galileo was……… for his study of how things fall A famous B notorious C generous D industrious 18 People used to think that heavy things always…… faster than light ones A fall B collapse C destroyed D fell 19 The pipe in the sink is stopped up Water is……… A overfilming B overfilling C overdueing D overflowing 20 When I applied for my passport to be renewed I had to send a… photograph A fresh B fashionable C late D recent 21 we intend to ……… with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one A up B away C down D in 22 when she heard the news, she………into tears A broke B went C exploded D felt 23 Nam Cao devoted most of his life……… A to having written B to write C to writing D to have written 24 Last night, I went to the movies and saw the most beautiful love story I guess I have a ……for romantic movies A sickness B illness C weakness D feebleness 25 I really had to………some strings to get reservations at this restaurant A push B pull C throw D get 26 overexposure to the sun can produce…… some toxic chemicals A more than damage to the skin C more damage than to the skin B damage more than to the skin D more damage to the skin than 27 I wish I …….longer A will stay B can stay C could stay D stay 28 Each athletes has to take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of… A sportsman B sportmanlike C sportsmanship D sports 29 “Do you like your new job?” “ Yes, but my employer insists that I …….on time” A was B am C be D have been 30 she often uses her goods as……as she can A economic B economically C economical D economicly 31 Electricity and gas supplies have been seriously………by the floods A alerted B disrupted C destroyed D erupted 32 The old fishing village is very…… A picture B picturesquely C picturesque D picturedrome 33 Please find a(an) ……copy of the letter I received from the college A included B contained C enclosed D covered 34 She’s alive! She……….but that handsome young man dived and saved her just in time A is drowning B had been drowning C being drowning D was drowning 35 There were 6000 visitors in all That was the…… A all B result C whole D total 36 It is very ……….of you A familiar B considerate C popular D attractive 37 Columbus gazed at the land that he….so far to seek A had come B had been coming C has come D has been coming 38 These figures show a………in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales A loss B lessening C reduction D lowering 39 He spent all his money through……… A thrifty B shame C husbandry D extravagance 40 It’s time you…….your way of living A meditated B surrendered C reflected D amended 41 The number of students coming to school increased last year A shot up B shot in C shot on D shot off 42 If business doesn’t get better, we will need a loan from the bank A pick at B pick up C pick out D pick off 43 They quarrelled …….the choice of a house A on B over C for D to 44 I thought you said she was going away this summer, …… ? A didn’t I B didn’t you C wasn’t she D wasn’t it 45 Whole – grain food products…….in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada A now can purchase B can now be purchased C now to purchase D the purchase of which 46 Under no circumstances, ………or exchanged A goods will be returned C goods should be returned B can goods be returned D are goods being returned 47 They will put up a new bridge next year A erect B construct C build D all are correct 48 Rice is a …… which is exported to other countries A consequence B commodity C pension D category 49 It is high time we got going, … ? A is not it B didn’t C aren’t we D isn’t it 50 The hotel room was ……furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe and an ancient armchair A thinly B sparsely C lightly D sketchily 51 I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to the problem A pinpoint B focus C specify D highlight 52 Don’t thank me for helping in the garden It was…pleasure to be working out of doors A plain B mere C single D sheer 53 The police decided to….the department store after they had received a bomb warning A abandon B evacuate C evict D expel 54 The police appeared and…….the crowd A disrupted B disturbed C distracted D dispersed 55 My sister was a very……woman, one day she would be happy, the next miserable A uncontrollable B uneven C temperamental D dispirited 56 The music aroused an…… feeling of homesickness in me A intense B intentional C intensive D intended 57 What are the main…….of measles? A traces B symptoms C emblems D tokens 58 That country was brought…… to disaster A closer B more closely C more closedly D closelier 59 They said “…………while the iron is hot” A strike B beat C hit D pound 60 He ………in drug across the border when the police caught him last Sunday A Was trafficked B was trafficking C had been trafficking D trafficked 61 He used to rise…… dawn until he was old A On B in C at D into 62 She often takes a………before going to bed A Creep B crawl C stride D stroll 63 I ……some unusual educational beliefs A keep B carry C hold D take 64 She has had a…………of disasters A success B continuation C repetition D succession 65 I liked the dress but was rather……off by the price A shaken B put C set D held 66 If he knew what made his customers tick, he’d be able to sell them more merchandise A made his customers angry C motivated his customers B informed his customers D made his customers happy 67 To stick around” means “ To ……!” A remain in one place C affix stamps to a package B work unsatisfactorily D go around 68 His …….of the teacher made all of us laugh a lot A image B copy C mimic D imitation 69 You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out? A die B retreat C act rashly D attend 70 How long did the ………of the murderer last? A process B trial C charge D conviction 71 This program ……for the masses A deals B caters C gives D supplies 72 Our director gave us a furious look and ….out of the room A surged B hurled C stormed D burst 73 You must be careful when you wash the……china-ware A weak B sensitive C delicate D feeble 74 His success ……….his mother’s heart A greeted B rejoiced C welcomed D cheered 75 The autumn air felt so ……… that I went to fetch a coat A chilly B cool C chill D shivery 76 That building will be demolished A exploded B torn up C removed D torn down 77 Her political future is now hanging by a …… A thread B cord C string D rope 78 Malaria, which can be fatal if lest untreated, is transmitted by the female, ….by the male mosquito A not B however C despite D instead 79 How did you……this document? A come into B come by C come to D come at 80 It’s a foregone…………that Jim will be top of the class again A concept B conclusion C proposal D prediction 81 I like to wear a beautiful ……… of pearls round my neck A string B ring C band D bracelet 82 When he came ……., he found himself in the bed A round B off C over D out 83 This is my business and you have no right to…… A intervene B interfere C interrupt D disturb 84 The taxi………up by the kerb A turned B stopped C came D drew 85 The wheels ……….as the car went over an icy patch A skipped B skidded C slid D slipped 86 Do you mind….that everyone has got a ticket? A controlling B checking C assuring D knowing 87 My teacher was very conscious…….his bald head A of B with C about D for 88 The offer of a place at a good university is not to be ……at A coughed B sneezed C laughed D rejected 89 The official reported on the accident was a… of lies A pack B bundle C heap D bunch 90 Unless you …….to the rules, we’ll have to ask you to leave A obey B stand C D conform 91 If you want to find these titles, look them up in the……… A reference B index C catalogue D directory 92 She doesn’t believe what he says She has …… about him A hopes B doubts C odds D chances 93 The soldiers received commands from…….one-eyed general A a B an C very D no word is needed 94 He was………… with an extraordinary musical ability A ensured B entrusted C entreated D endowed 95 I could ……a note of panic in his voice A desist B detest C detect D deter 96 It is…… impossible to tell the twins apart A realistically B virtually C closely D extremely 97 Thousands of people use the ……of footpaths across these hills A grid B network C circuit D channel 98 A newspaper’s opinions are given in its……… A cartoons B editorial C reports D titles 99 Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to…… in the stock market A splash B splatter C paddle D dabble 100 The terrorists who hijacked the plane last night are still holding ten … A casualties B hostages C pedestrians D victims ... pension D category 49 It is high time we got going, … ? A is not it B didn’t C aren’t we D isn’t it 50 The hotel room was ……furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe and an ancient armchair A thinly B